LEFT ALONE AT HOME

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Question
MY DOG CAN'T BE LEFT ALONE AT HOME. HE WILL BARK AND HOWL THE WHOLE TIME AND IS PANTING AND EXHAUSTED WHEN WE RETURN. HE IS NOT DESTRUCTIVE HOWEVER. WE HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE HIM ALONE FOR ONE WEEK NOW FOR INTERVALS OF 10 min to 1 hour.
HELP
DON

Answer
Hi, Donald,

Without having much background information, my first though would be that your dog has separation anxiety.

This is some information on how to diagnose it and a suggestion for handling it. If this is not of any help, please email me again.

http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/sep-anxiety.pdf